Level protractor



I Oct. 24, 1933.

G. a. FISHER LEVEL PROTRACTOR Filed Oats 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l 4 a &5";

BY my ATTORNEY Oct. 24, 1933. I G. s. FISIHER I I v 1,

LEVEL PROTRACTOR "Filed om. 5, 1950 1 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 35 ing parts throughout the several views,"and in which may be *placedagainst the surfacetobe nectedhto a "shoulderylfl formed int-the casing} 1 The shaft 7 passes} through thehcentral part 0f.

' similar.

4 Q .inafter Patented Oct 24,

the device (is; "use;

see aw j Thisinvention relatestoa gaugeor p rotra'ctor larityjat'several points in an auto n p l axle and".running gear assembly in,rapid succesgsionwithout intricate adjustments :of the gauge 1'Ifhe principal feature of the inven tionrresides in the provisionfof; aaT-shaped base;v member the shank of the 'liconstitutingahandleandithe v headjof the carrying adjustableg men bers checked. A protractor diaLQpIeIerably of"the gravity type, is located uponthe T-Sha pec l-base,

' a between the handle and the head, A toolso 'constructed may be quicklyiiandeasily moved-1mm, one" surface to "another and I requires little or no i change forv checking surfaces which are quite; dis-.; n ulax-ll a n :.O hew Q-* tractor} dial" with flrespectto. tha -head r the, T 25 7 and-handlefaddsj greatly to: theeasaand rapidity; i

w i spacer14placedbetween theatransparentmem-f r This i vent on als I ns st .v,,c v t in; her ber and the dialplate,withering- 15101? holding. features of construction and in g the combination; andiarrangenient ofthe several parts,-=to be herean desrib ;;i u a ed= 'a9 9m# in the, use pf thel tooll r De n w ri t "n 'sps fi y ht dl in theappended 'claims, 1; g f- In desc ibing the} inventions in detail,

ence will behad to the accompany ng drawings wherein like pharacters denote like or correspond- "Figure 1 is a view showing the device used on the front wheel of a vehicle to indicate theamount of inclination of the wheel. t I A 1 Figure 215 a front view of the device. Figure 3 a'section on line 3-3 of Figure'2; Figure 4 is a view showing the use .of the device on. different parts of the front axleassembly.

Figure 5 is a view, showing the use of the de? vice'on diflerent parts atone end ofcthea'xle. 1

Figurefi is a view "showing the'use ofthe device to ascertain thedegre'e' the axle is tilted c r shaped member having the handle forming: parts 2 fastened to the end ofv its stem,v withthe rightangular projections '4 at the endsof forwardly or rearwardly. f t i i In these views, the numeral l indicates'a' flat the head of the T so that the ends-of theseprojections can be vplaced against an object when the projections; are; ladjustably mounted on the 'head and are held in adjusted position 'by. the

s tfscrewsA", ,Theouter, endof each projection is beveled asi shown, I

" A, casing 5 is; pfastt netji between:

thereint This 1 bracket rbtatably supportsla. small "pr b jectionvulu has a. hole therein toreceiveapart of the head sothat' shaft 7;,;W' l 1i'ch has aconicalend engaging a coni-f callrecessin 13 5a screw 8: which passes-through the stemand-the bottom of the casing asclearly' shownl'in'Figurelii j ';A' dialyplate 9 1s arrajngedin the casing and covers the bracket and has, its periphery iconm this dial plate: and a finger 11 is;.,-fastened=fat' its center to the; shaft so ;that-this finger: will operateover thediahon': the plate. Onejend' 'of. the finger-.isweighted, as shown at 12, so=that";

\thefingehwill; always j assume-ya verticallnposig 1 v tion. 1 5A transparent plate} 13 covers the. {finger and they dial. .plate. and contacts a ring-shaped J- the transparent ;member s in positions-V, :The dial plate :is preferably graduated in such; afm'anner that there: is awzero; mark at-each quarter with thedoublerow. of numerals on-;,the jd lhreading-v I right; andjleffifrom' :each zeromark, and with '7 vfine,grad uationsvateach zeromark; as shown in Figure a From the. foreg'oing iit will be seen that [II have provided v aqsi-mple -device; forrindicating' whether I or not an object is plumb or level and the degrees of variations of an o bjectfrom the vertical or, horizontal. I a

Figure 1 shows how the fdevicecan be used to indicate the degree of inclination or camber j of a front wheel of a motor vehicle sothat it I can be used to facilitate frontwheels.

The left hand end of Figure 4 shows the tool used toascertain the tilt of one of the front spindies and when this is done, an adapter 16 is placed on theend of the spindle. The adapter is .a cythe adjustments, of the lindrical memberthaving a bore fitting the spindle and .having its outer surf ace corresponding in size'to the-shoulder 17 of the spindle so that 'one ofthe projections 4 is placed against the shoulder and the other against the adapter.;

When this is done, the'finger will-indicate on I I the-dial the tilt of the spindle, At the right end of Figure 4, the tool is shown in use to ascertain the inclination of the king pin. At the center v placed on the spring pads of the axle and the tool placed against the straight edge.

Figure shows theuse of the tool to ascertain whether or not the axle is level crosswise and at the right end of the figure, the use ofthe tool is shown to ascertain the forward or backward tilt of' the axle yoke relative to the spring pads.

Figure 6 shows the projections 4 moved inwardly to engage the spindle nut 19 after the hub cap has been removed and the wheels are in a straight position. By turning the wheels, the tool will indicate the degree of backward or forward tilt, or caster of the axle. course, be understood that the tool can be used for other'purposes than those shown and that the projections 4 can be entirely removedand the head placed directly against an object, if desired. It isthought from the foregoing description that the'advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

' Itnis to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the-several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims. For example, a weighted rotatable dial may be substituted for the weighted rotatable pointer 11, the said dial hav ing graduations thereon such as those on dial 9. A pointer is then used which is fixed to the casing. This may be considered a mere reversal of the parts shown in the drawings.

What -I claim is:-

11A device of the class described including a substantially T-shaped base the stem thereof shaped to .form a handle, pointed elements adjustably slidable upon each arm of the'T-head and projecting therefrom in a direction substantially opposite to saidstem, and a gravity oper ated protractor element mounted upon said base between the handle and the T-head.

2. A device of the class described including a substantially T-shaped base having its stem shaped to form a handle, a dial member and a pointer member mounted on said stem between the T- -head and the handle portion, one of said members being rotatablysmounted and theother being fixedly mounted upon said stem and the" rotatably mounted member being weighted so as to assume a fixed angular relationship to the It Will, of

therefrom in a direction substantially opposite to said stem.

3. A device of the class described including a substantially T-shaped base having a straight edge formed on the head thereof and the end of the stem thereof forming a handle, a dial member and a pointer member mounted: on said stem between the head and the handle portion, one of said members being rotatably mounted and the other being fixedly mounted upon said stem and the rotatably mounted member being weighted so as to assume a fixed angular relationship to the horizontal, and a pointed element adjustably slidable upon each arm of the T-head, the points of .said elements being equidistant from the straight'edge of the T head and projecting there between the head andthe handle portion, one "of said members being 'rotatably mounted and the other being: fixedly mounted upon said stem and the rotatably' mounted memberv being weighted soas to assume a fixed angular relationship to the horizontal, and an element adjustably slidable upon each arm of the T head, each of said elements having a straight edge perpendicular to thestraight' edge 'upon said T-headf and projecting therefrom in a direction substantially opposite to said stem. V I

5. A device of the class described including a substantially T-shaped base having a straight edge formed on the head thereof and theeizid of the stem thereof forming a handle, a'dial mem-- ber and a pointer member mounted on said stem between the head and the handle portion, one of said members being 'rotatably mountedand the other being fixedly mounted upon said stem and therotatably mounted member being weighted so as to assume a fixed angular relationship to the horizontal, and a pointed element adjustably slidable upon each arm of the T-head; thepoints of said elements being'equidistant "from the.

straight edge of the 'ljhead, and each of said ele 'mentshaving a straight edge perpendicular to the straight edge upon said T- head and prodirection substantially op jecting therefrom in a posite to said stem. 1 

